Death by Homework

Mwahaha! Again, I've failed to write anything for about a week! (Business as usual, eh?)

On the bright (-ish) side, I've managed to somehow survive midterms and a snow week's worth of homework, all without dying. (Though I did stress out a bit last night and this morning since I hadn't done nearly enough studying for my Political Science midterm...)

For some reason, today seems to be the day of parenthetical statements, though I'm not sure precisely why. As for what I've been doing lately (besides homework), I went to two Karate classes this week, and it was great to get back into punching things, kicking things, and yelling my lungs out. This class is even more vocal with their kiai's than my last Karate school, and school is stressful enough that I can really use the excuse to make noise. Additionally, I'm really appreciating how a good tight diaphragm can prevent the wind from getting knocked out of me.

I also started watching a new anime (ooh, big surprise there... not) and though I'm only a few episodes in, It's pretty interesting. The best part is noticing that I'm needing fewer and fewer subtitles as my Japanese studies continue. That's probably the best part of watching anything in Japanese for me. Of course, the quirky science teacher who sits backwards on a computer chair and wheels himself into and out of rooms for dramatic effect is amusing too. (The best part is when the chair hits the doorway area and topples over...)

And hey! I found a video of it! Excuse the subtitles and weird music, and there may be one curse word, though I forget.

Anyway, beyond the awesomeness that is Dr. Franken Stein (I know, I know, so creative... props to the Japanese author for that one... (sigh. The world would be a more fun place if there were a sarcasm emoticon. But the sad part is that there's no universal look that means "sarcastic." Eyeroll gets close, but I think if it as more of a "good grief, you dork" kind of emoticon rather than a dry, snarky sort of emoticon...)), the other characters are interesting too, particularly the OCD kid who has a thing for symmetry.  And yet another video for your enjoyment (or not) ... (I'm pretty sure he swears once in this too... sorry)

Well, since I've babbled my way past toppling computer chairs, needing a sarcasm emoticon and the OCD Kid, it's probably time for me to think of a better topic. Church has been awesome lately, we're going through the book of Romans and I've been liking it a lot. I've been very convicted by a lot of these sermons and I've learned a lot since coming up here. Bible study has been great too and I love my small-group. I want to look into getting more involved on campus, but then again, being me, it'll take a lot of stretching outside of my comfort zone to figure something like that out. But I'm game! (Just give me some time to work on it...)

I have been doing some fiction writing lately, though not as much as I should, probably because I've been watching too much TV/Anime/Movies... I really need to get back into reading and writing. The thing is, I can multitask and "watch" movies while not actually watching them. I've gotten really used to just listening to what's going on in the TV show while doing homework or drawing, and so I don't have to set aside time specifically for movies, etc. On the other hand, writing actually takes effort and full concentration. I tried watching anime while writing this post, and it didn't work. If I can't even write a lousy rambling blog post, imagine trying to write something of value while watching TV! Impossible!

Well, though I haven't done much writing, I've done some drawing, getting used to my new Wacom Bamboo tablet that I got for Christmas. (It's A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I love it!)

 

Soooo, here's a few quick pics of story characters that I drew using my tablet. (these were all done solely on the computer, from sketch to coloring. I'm actually rather pleased with them...)

   ...well, now that I've written a goofy update and reminded everyone of how insane I am, I suppose it's time to do some homework, or perhaps some writing! (PS: Aren't you proud? I figured out how to put pictures and videos in my bloggy-ness! I'm so happy... maybe I'm not as computer illiterate as I thought!)

Until next time: God bless!